Environmental Law Clinic

Prerequisites: Completion of any two of the courses listed in the course catalog under the Environmental Law Area of Study, or one of those courses and the first-year Environmental Law statutory course.

Classroom Component: Meets for three hours one evening per week.

Fieldwork Component: Students are expected to work a minimum of 16 hours per week in placements. Students may apply to any of the recognized placements or seek approval for a new placement; enrollment in the Clinic is contingent upon receiving an offer. Possible placements include: U.S. Dept. of Interior; Center for Food Safety; CA Attorney General's Office, Natural Resources Section; Sierra Club; U.S. Dept. of Justice, Environmental & Natural Resources Division; Earth justice.

To enroll: Enrollment is contingent upon acceptance into a fieldwork placement. Upon receipt of an offer from a placement, you must inform the Externships and Pro Bono Programs office so that you may receive approval to enroll yourself through WebAdvisor.

In this Section

University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco is redefining legal education through our experiential, interdisciplinary, and international approach to the law. We integrate rigorous academics with hands-on practice, preparing our graduates to tackle the legal challenges—and leverage the opportunities—of the 21st century.